2. (adjective) be thin, lean, skinny, emaciated, in poor condition.
Tokorua ngā mātua, he pakari, engari ko ngā tamariki he hīroki ngā tinana (RK 1994:108). / Both parents were well-built, but the children's bodies were skinny.
3. (modifier) lean, emaciated, thin, skinny, slim.
4. (noun) leanness, thinness, slimness, poor condition.
I whakamihi ia mō te pai o te whakatupu o ngā tamariki Māori, ā, i whai kupu te hauwarea me te hīroki o ngā tamariki Pākehā (TKO 30/6/1919:6). / He acknowledged the healthy growth of Māori children and spoke about how weak and skinny Pākehā children were.
